Firearm.



J. L. SAGET.

FIREARM.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 12, 1906.

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PATENTED SEPT. 4, 1906.

No. 830,370. PATENTED SEPT. 4, 1906.

, J. L. SAGET.

FIREARM.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 12, 1906.

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No. 830,370. PATENTED SEPT. 4, 1906.

J. L. SAGET.

FIREARM.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 12, 1906.

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UNTTED STATES JULES L. SAGET, OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

FIREARM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. Sept. 4, 1906.

Application filed May 12,1906. Serial No. 316,552.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J ULES L. SAGET, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and State of Louisiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Firearms, of which the following is a specification.

My invention pertains to firearms of the double-barrel breech-loading type; and it consists in the peculiar and advantageous breech mechanism, firing mechanism, and stock construction hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims appended.

in the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, of my novel gun, with portions of the barrels broken away. Fig. l is an enlarged detail top plan showing the breech mechanism removed. Fig. 2 is an inverted plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken longitudinally through one of the shell-receivers of the breech-frame and also through one of the breech-bolts and showing the firing mechanism in side elevation. Fig. 4 is a transverse section taken on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3 with some of the parts omitted. Fig. 5 comprises disconnected perspective views of the two sears comprised in my novel firing mechanism, the lateral arm of the left-hand sear being partly broken away. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view illustrating in proper relation to the sears the forward portion of the forwardly-extending arm of the trigger comprised in the firing mechanism, and Fig. 7 is a detail side elevation illus trating in proper relation modified triggers and triggenarms, hereinafter de scribed, while Fig. 8 is a top plan view of the same.

Referring by letters to the said drawings, and more particularly to Figs. 1 to 6 thereof, A is the breech-frame of my improved firearm, which frame is designed to be fixedly connected to the stock A in the ordinary manner or in any other manner compatible with the purpose of my invention. The said breech-frame comprises parallel shellreceivers B, which are shaped at their forward ends a to receive the rear ends of barrels A A a rearwardly extending lug C, fixed between the rear upperportions of the shell-receivers B and having a recess 1) in its under side, Fig. 3, and a hook-shaped keeper D, fixed to and extending rearwardly from the right-hand shell-receiver B. The shellrec eivers B are open at their upper sides, as

indicated by c, for the introduction and removal of shells, and are provided in the tops of their rear portions with longitudinal slots (:1. The right-hand shell-receiver B is also provided in the forward edge of its rear portion with a notch e for a purpose which will be presently pointed out.

E E are cylindrical bolts movable rectilinearly fore and aft in the shellreceivers of the breech-frame A and fixedly connected together at their rear ends through the medium of a cross-bar F. On the said cross-bar F is a stop-pin G and a pivot-pin H, and on the latter is mounted a vertically and laterally swinging locking member I. This locking member is designed to be moved into and out of engagement with the keeper D of the breech-frame and is provided on its inner portion with lugs f and g, the lug f being designed when the locking member is placed in the keeper D to occupy the recess 1) in the lug C of the breech-frame, while the lug g is designed to occupy a recess Z) in a lower lug C of the breecl1frame, this in order to effectually prevent casual rearward movement of the breech-bolts when the gun is fired. The lug f on the locking member I is also designed when the breech-bolts are moved rearwardly from the position shown to bring up against the stop-pin G, so as to rest in a position to pass the rear end of the lug C when the breech-bolts are moved forward. I

The breechbolts E are provided exteriorly with shell-extractors J, and the right-hand breech-bolt E is also provided exteriorly with a radial projection h, which is designed when the breech-bolt is drawn rearwardly to seat in the notch'e in the breech-frame. Each of the breech-bolts E is hollow, as shown in Fig. 3, and is provided in the under side of its rear portion with a longitudinal slot 7c and in its forward end with a longitudinal central aperture 1. It contains, as shown, an interior abutment m, a firing-pin n, which extends loosely through the said abutment and is provided on its forward portion with an enlargement p and on its rear portion with a depending projection a" and a coiled spring 8, arranged on the firing-pin n and interposed between the enlargement 1) thereof and the abutment m. When the projection 1" is engaged by one of the sears presently described incident to the forward movement of the bolt E, it will be apparent that the spring .9 will be compressed, and it will also be apparent that when the sear is disengaged from the said projection r the spring 8 will operate to impel the firing-pin n forward. The projection 1" depends into the slot k of the breech-bolt, and hence is enabled on the rear movement of the bolt to ride over the sear which nordrawn rearward to the pins t of the ejectors,

'shells out of the shell-receivers.

the said pins are forced upwardly by their springs to, and hence operate to force the The upper ends of the ejector-pins t are beveled, as shown in Fig. 3, and hence it will be apparent that on the forward movement of the breechbolts E the said pins 16 will be depressed and the springs 11 will be placed under tension and made ready to force the pins t upward when the breech-bolts are again drawn rearward to the full extent. Incident to the rearward movement of the breech-bolts E the extractors J move through the longitudinal slots (Z in the breech-frame B, and at the completion of said rearward movement the radial projection h on the right-hand. breech-bolt E brings up against the end wall of the notch e in the breech-frame and in that way prevents withdrawal of the breechbolts from the breechframe.

L and M indicate the right-hand sear and the left-hand sear, respectively, of my novel and advantageous firing mechanism. These sears L and M are arranged below the breechframe B and are pivotally connected at their forward ends to hangers P, depending from the breech-frame, and are disposed to swing vertically. Adjacent to their rear ends the sears L and M are provided with lateral arms a, which terminate in upwardly-reaching portions 5 which extend through apertures in the lower portions of the shell-receivers B and. rest in the slots 7c of the breech-bolts E and are beveled, as shown, so as to enable the projections 1" on the firing-pins n to ride over them on the rearward movement of the breech-bolts E. The sears L and M are further provided with toes c and d respectively, the upper edge of the toe c on the right-hand sear L being disposed in a horizontal plane above the upper edge of the toe d on the lefthand sear M, as clearly shown in Figs. 4 and 5, for a purpose presently set forth. Below the sears L and M are arranged the arms of a bifurcated spring N, which spring-arms serve to yieldingly press the sears L and M upward, and et permit either sear to swing downward lndependent of the other.

A is a frame-section fixed to and extending downward and rearward from the breechframe A. l

P is a finger-piece arranged to slide fore and aft to a slight extent on the frame-section A and having a depending stemQ disposed in a longitudinal slot R in the frame section.

S is a spring connected to the frame-section and pressing against the stem Q, so as to yieldingly hold the finger-piece P in a forward position and return the said fingerpiece to said position when the same is free.

T is an arm which is fixed to or formed integral with the stem Q of the finger-piece P and extends forward therefrom and terminates in a short lateral portion a.

U is a trigger which is pivoted to a hanger V, depending from the frame-section A, and W is an arm which is fixed to or formed integral with the upper portion of the trigger U and extends forward therefrom after the manner shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The said arm W is provided at f with a notch the forward wall of which is preferably stepped, as indicated by g, and it is also provided adjacent to its forward end with lateral arms m and m the said arms m and m being positioned over the toes c and d of the sears L and M, respectively, and the lower edge of the arm m being arranged in a horizontal plane below that of the lower edge of the arm m as best shown in Fig. 4. By virtue of this it will be apparent that on downward movement of the forward arm W of the trigger U the arm m will first depress the right-hand sear L and fire the right-hand barrel of the firearm, after which the arm m will depress the left-hand sear M and in that way discharge the lefthand barrel of the firearm.

In the practical operation of my improvements it will be seen that after loaded shells have been placed in the shell-receivers B and the breech-bolts E are moved forward to the full extent and are locked in such position the firearm is then ready to be fired, inasmuch as during the forward movement of the bolts E the firearm is automatically cocked.

The foremost position of the finger-piece is the safe position thereof, in which the trigger cannot be operated to fire either barrel. To fire the firearm, the user has but to press the finger-piece rearward to its intermediate position, in which its toe 6 stands under the shoulder g of arm W, when the trigger is free to be operated to fire one barrel, but not the other, and then to pull the trigger rearward. When the finger-piece P is moved to its extreme rear position, in which the toe 6 coincides with the notch f, the trigger may be pulled farther rearward to fire the second barrel.

Subsequent to the firing of the firearm the locking member I is disengaged from the keeper D and from the lugs C and C and is used to draw the breech-bolts E rearward,

when, as will be readily apparent, the extrac+ tors J will draw the shells rearward, and when the shells are entirelywvithin the receivers B the ejectors K will force the shells upward and out of the shell-receivers B. Fresh shells are then placed in the shellreceivers B and the bolts E are moved forward to push the shells home, after which the locking member I is swung laterally into engagement with the keeper D and the lugs C and C of the breech-frame to securely lock the breech-bolts in their closed position and against casual rearward movement. On the rearward movement of the breech-bolts E the projections r on the firing-pins n ride over the portions b of the sears, and hence when the breech-bolts E are subsequently moved forward to their closed position the sears will operate to hold the firing-pins against forward movement, and consequently the springs s will be placed under tension and made ready to impel the firing-pins forward when the trigger is pulled.

It will be gathered from the foregoing that my novel firearm is susceptible of being expeditiously and easily loaded and that it is adapted to be fired one barrel after the other through the medium of a single trigger and this without liability of either barrel being accidentally or prematurely discharged. It will also be gathered that the firearm is sim pie and inexpensive in construction and light in weight and that all of its parts are well adapted to withstand the usage to which the mechanism of breech-loading firearms is ordinarily subjected.

In the modification shown in Figs. 7 and 8 two triggers U and U are employed, the said triggers being arranged parallel and the right-hand trigger U being provided with a lateral finger portion U which laps or rests slightly in front of the finger portion of the trigger U The trigger U has a fo rwardlyextending arm a, on which is a lateral arm 11 arranged to engage the tee a of the righthand sear L, while the trigger U has a forwardlx -extendin arm a on which is a latn. O I

eral arm 11%, arranged to engage the toe d" of the left-hand sear M. From this it follows that when the trigger U is moved rearward a slight distance the right-hand barrel of the firearm will be discharged, and upon continuation of the rearward movement of the trigger U sufficient to carry its lateral finger portion U against the finger portion of the trig ger U the left-hand barrel of the firearm will be discharged.

As will be observed by reference to Fig. 1, the stock A of my novel firearm is in one solid piece, preferably of wood, the barrels A being connected to the forward portion of the stock at a and the rear extension A of the breech-frame being connected to the stock at a*, while the lug a on the under side of the breech-frame B is let into a seat a in the stock and is connected thereto by a screw of or other suitable means. The formation of the stock in one piece and the connection of the breechframe thereto in the manner shown and described obviously contribute to a material extent to the strength and durability of the firearm.

I have entered into a detailed description of the construction and relative arrangement of the parts embraced in the present and preferred embodiments of my invention in order to imp art a definite understanding of the said embodiments. I do not desire, however, to be understood as confining myself to the said specific construction and relative arrangement of parts, as such changes or modifications may be made in practice as fairly fall within the scope of my invention as claimed.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is r 1. In a double-barrel, breech-loading firearm, the combination with a breech-frame having parallel shell-receivers and also having a hook-shaped keeper disposed at one side of its rear portion and lower and upper recessed lugs extending beyond its rear end. of breechbolts movable fore and aft in the shell-receivers, a connection between the rear ends of the breech-bolts, a pivot-pin extending rearward from said connection, and a transversely-swinging locking member mounted on said pivot-pin so as to swing into and out of engagement with the hook-shaped keeper of the breech-frame and having lugs on its inner portion arranged to engage the recessed lugs at the rear end of the breech-fram e.

2. In a double-barrel, breech-loading firearm, the combination with a breech-frame having parallel shell-receivers and also having a hook-shaped keeper disposed at one side of its rear portion and lower and upper recessed lugs extending beyond its rear end and further having longitudinal slots in the tops of the rear portions of the shell-receivers; of shell ejectors comprising flat springs connected to the under side of the breech-frame and pins carried by said springs and extending upward through apertures in the lower portions of the shell-receivers, breech-bolts movable fore and aft in the shellreceiv'ers, shell extractors carried by the breech-bolts and movable fore and aft through the slots in the tops of the rear portions of the shellreceivers, a connection between the rear ends of the breech-bolts, a pivot-pin extending rearward from said connection, and a transversely-swinging locking member mounted on said pivot-pin so as to swing into and out of engagement with the hook-shaped keeper of the breech-frame and having lugs on its inner portion arranged to engage the recessed lugs at the rear end of the breechframe.

3. In a double-barrel, breech-loading firearm, the combination with a breech-frame having parallel shell-receivers; of breechbolts movable fore and aft in the shell-receivers, means for locking the breech-bolts in their forward position, firing-pins extending through abutments in the breech-bolts and having depending projections, springs mounted to impel the firing-pins forward when the said projections are released, sears mounted on the breech-frame and having portions arranged to engage the projections of the firingpins and also having toes the upper edge of one of which is disposed in a plane above the upper edge of the other, a trigger, and means intermediate the trigger and the toes of the scars for depressing the sears one after the other.

4. In a double-barrel, breech-loading firearm, the combination of a breech-frame having parallel shell-receivers, breech-bolts movable fore and aft in the shell-receivers, means for locking the breech-bolts in their forward position, firing-pins carried by the breechbolts, springs for impelling the firing-pins forward, sears mounted on the under side of the breech-frame and having portions for engaging the firing-pins and also having toes the upper edge of one of which is disposed in a plane above that of the upper edge of the other, and means for engaging the upper edges of the toes on the sears and in that way depressing the sears one after the other.

5. In a double-barrel breech-loading firearm, the combination of a breech-frame, breech-bolts movable fore and aft in the frame, means for locking the breech-bolts in their forward position, firing-pins carried by the breech-bolts, springs for impelling the firing-pins forward, sears mounted on the under side of the breech-frame so as to swing vertically and having portions for engaging the firing-pins and also having toes the upper edges of one of which is disposedin a plane above that of the upper edge of the other, a trigger, and means intermediate the trigger and the upper edges of the toes on the sears for depressing the toes one after the other when the trigger is moved rearward.

6. In a double-barrel breech-loading firearm, the combination of a breech-frame, breech-bolts movable fore and aft in the frame, means for locking the breech-bolts in their forward position, firing-pins carried by the breech-bolts, springs for impelling the firing-pins forward, independently-movable sears mounted on the under side of the breechframe so as to swing vertically and having portions for engaging the firing-pins, a trigger, and means intermediate the trigger and the sears for depressing the latter one after the other.

7. In a double-barrel firearm, the combination of firing-pins, springs for impelling said pins forward, sears mounted to swing vertically independently of each other and having portions for engaging the firing-pins and holding the same against forward movement and also having toes the upper edge of one of which is disposed in a horizontal plane above that of the upper edge of the toe of the other, and a trigger having a forwardly-extending arm and also having lateral arms on said forwardly-extending arm, arranged above the toes of the sears.

8. In a double-barrel firearm, the combination of firing-pins, springs for impelling said pins forward, sears mounted to swing vertically independently of each other and having portions for engaging the firing-pins and holding the same against forward movement and also having toes the upper edge of one of which is disposed in a horizontal plane above that of the upper edge of the toe of the other, a trigger having a forwardly-extending arm and also having lateral arms on said forwardly-extending arm, arranged above the toes of the scars, and a safety device adapted in one position to prevent downward movement of the forwardly-extending arm of the trigger.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JULES L. SAGET. Witnesses:

JOHN TOGNONI, ALBERT AUDrssRED. 

